Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation
Queens House, 14 Queen Street
Belfast
BT1 6ED
UK
E-mail: SSDAdmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.uregni.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ID 1649820 NIAUR — Provision of Legal Services
Reference number: ID 1649820
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Contractor wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide legal advice and services to, and act on behalf of, the Utility Regulator in all of the areas of law set out in the specification schedule.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79110000
79111000
79140000
79112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Contractor wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide legal advice and services to, and act on behalf of, the Utility Regulator in all of the areas of law set out in the specification schedule.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Proposed team experience
/ Weighting: 29.25
Quality criterion: Service methodology
/ Weighting: 16.25
Quality criterion: Service delivery
/ Weighting: 16.25
Quality criterion: Contingency arrangements
/ Weighting: 3.25
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 35
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 225-515620
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gowling WLG UK LLP
4 More London Riverside
London
SE1 2AU
UK
Telephone: +44 3709031000
E-mail: tenders@gowlingwlg.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
UK
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/01/2019